Thor (Jane Foster) soars through the
Ten Realms at war, saving whom she can and moving on to the next
hotspot, unable to reach them all. She heads to a bar to meet
Hercules, having to arm wrestle him to determine who is strongest
before he will listen to what she has to say. The challenge is halted
by Thor Odinson and they get down to business. Hercules agrees to
warn Zeus and the other Olympians of what is coming and come to the
aid of the Realms. With a kiss on her hand he departs....
Odinson takes Jane to Asgardia and
shows her the gravely injured Volstagg, brutally beaten by Mangog
last issue. Odinson also tells her of Mangog coming to judge the gods
anew. But he tells Jane she must return to Midgard to undergo her
cancer treatments because the world needs her as Thor and for
herself. She hurls Mjolnir away and resumes her Jane Foster
identity—and calls out Odin, demanding he answer her charges. A
crowd gathers as she demands that the All-Father take his rightful
leadership role in the War of the Realms; both his people and those
on Earth need him. Cul Borson, Odin's villainous brother and regent,
arrives and orders Jane out but the crowd sides with her, demanding
that they be heard too. An angry Odin appears and rebukes her for her
presumption but Jane will not back down. The ailing Freyja appears,
having been strengthened by Jane's words; she insists the gods must
be worthy of Jane at this time of crisis. Freyja looks around—and
Jane has collapsed....
Heimdall stands in his place on the
Rainbow Bridge, meditating on coming events—then suddenly, Mangog
is upon him....